My dad has never been a fan of Michael Jackson. He is, was and always will be a Stones / Dylan man.
But when the first of my younger brothers was born and my mom chose the first name ‘Michael’, my father fought tooth and nail to have him named Michael Jackson Bateman.
He didn’t succeed fully - my younger brother escaped with simply Michael Jack Bateman.
Thank you for that and thank you for the music, MJ.
